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Professor Michael Goodsite

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Energy Futures), Director, Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER) and Academic Coordinator, University of Adelaide, Industry Engagement Priority for Energy, Mining and Resources

Michael Evan Goodsite MBA, PhD, FIEAust CPEngEngExec is a Professor of civil and environmental engineering.

He is the inaugural Director of The Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER) at the University of Adelaide. As such he reports to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President (Research). He is concurrently appointed as the Academic Coordinator of the UoA's Industry Engagement Priority for Energy, Mining & Resources and was the inaugural Chair of the UoA Sustainability Strategy Steering Committee.

As the inaugural PVC(EF) Michael will work to position the University for a leadership role as the State and nation transition to a different energy future, including by leading large-scale funding bids.  The new role will help to co-ordinate relevant University research activities across the Faculties, as well as with strategic external research partners, and will represent the University in relation to sustainability and energy futures at all levels of Government and industry.   In addition, Professor Goodsite will lead the implementation and evolution of the University’s FAME Sustainability Strategy and have, where appropriate, oversight of the University’s sustainability initiatives on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research).  

Michael arrived at the UoA in October 2018 and has served as Head of the School of Civil, Environmental, and Mining Engineering where he created the School's "Lighthouse" research initiatives. He was then concurrently appointed as interim Head of the Australian School of Petroleum (ASP) where he was tasked with conducting a sustainability review with internal and external stakeholders which led to ASP becoming the now ASPER. He concurrently was the inaugural Director of Commercialisation for the Faculty and authored its commercialisation framework, starting its ‘Launchpad’. He then was tasked to Direct the Institute for Mineral and Energy Resources (IMER) successfully evolving the Institute after large-scale research success.

He is a member of the UoA ALLY Network and started a mentorship program for women. He has public and private leadership and governance experience in many different countries. He is a former military officer & was Director of the US Army Cyber Counterintelligence Activity. He was chair of the ECMS In Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) initiative, which evolved into the Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources and Exterras Laboratory.

He is the Bid Sponsor for the 2022 Australian National CRC Bid 'Copper For Tomorrow' and Bid Sponsor of the 2022 'Scaling Green Hydrogen' CRC Bid (and sponsored the successful 2020 HiLT CRC). He is an expert evaluator & assessor for national and international research programs and universities.

Service includes appointments to the corps of AusIMM trusted voice ambassadors; a member of the SA Health Human Research Ethics Committee & Engineers Australia SA Leadership and Management Committee. Formal qualifications include B.Sc.C.E., M.Sc.Env.E., MBA, Ph.D. FIEAust, CPEng (Civil; Environmental; Management &Leadership), EngExec, NER, APEC Engineer, IntPE(Aus), FIUPAC, MAusIMM, MAICD.

Connect with Professor Michael Goodsite: michael.goodsite@adelaide.edu.au

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Paula Angerstein

Institute Manager, Institute for Sustainability, Energy Resources (ISER)

Connect with Paula: paula.angerstein@adelaide.edu.au 

Tel: +61 (0)8 8313 3694

Mob: +61 (0)479 174 486

Dr Adam Abersteiner

Future Making Fellow, Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER)

Connect with Adam: adam.abersteiner@adelaide.edu.au

Research area: Critical Minerals Geoscience

Dr Huanyu Jin

Future Making Fellow, Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER)

Connect with Huanyu: huanyu.jin@adelaide.edu.au

Research area: Hydrogen Production

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Dr Thomas Payten

Research Associate, Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER)

Connect with Thomas: thomas.payten@adelaide.edu.au

Research area: Re-valorisation of exhausted mine sites

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The Advisory Board brings industry and government leaders with a comprehensive knowledge and experience of the mineral and energy resources sector together with internal university representatives.

The Board offers an external perspective on the Institute's activities plus valuable insights from members of global business entities. ISER is established in accordance with the University of Adelaide's Research Centres and Research Institute framework.

Board members